2021 Map of Elm Creek

About this map

The Belle Fourche River snakes through this Meade County landscape, carving deep meanders across the South Dakota plains. This topography is defined by the drainage systems of Elm Cr and Fourmile Cr, which feed into the primary river valley. The map reveals a sparse network of rural transit, where Alkali Rd and Star Ranch Rd provide the primary access to this ranching country. The absence of dense town sites highlights the open, agricultural character of the region, where the land is primarily organized by the Public Land Survey System grids of t6n r8e and t5n r9e. The terrain is marked by intricate contouring that illustrates the erosion patterns typical of the Black Hills' outer drainage basins, providing a clear record of the watershed and rural property boundaries as they existed in the early 2020s.